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2nd episode of the 4th season of The Avengers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The Gravediggers" is the second episode of the fourth series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg. It was first broadcast by Scottish Television on Tuesday 5 October 1965. ABC Weekend Television, who commissioned the show, broadcast it in its own regions four days later on Saturday 9 October.[1] The episode was directed by Quentin Lawrence, and written by Malcolm Hulke.[2]
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![Thumb](#/media/File:"The_Gravediggers"_(The_Avengers).jpg) Steed unties Mrs Peel from track | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Quentin Lawrence |
| Written by | Malcolm Hulke |
| Featured music | Laurie Johnson |
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Steed and Emma visit a railway buff to investigate a deathly plot to sabotage the country's early warning radar defence systems.[3]
The Stapleford Miniature Railway near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire was where Emma Peel was filmed tied to the railway track.[4][5]
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